(Paris) Wearing a mask will be compulsory “from Monday” in France in closed public places to break the signs of the resumption of the epidemic, Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced on Saturday.
Posted on 18 July 2020 at 13 h 26
France Media Agency
“This concerns shops, establishments open to the public, covered markets, banks… Barrier and screening measures remain essential to effectively fight the virus,” the Minister specified in a tweet.
President Emmanuel Macron announced on 14 July that the obligation to wear a mask would come into force on 1 er August, but the date was quickly brought forward in the face of criticism from doctors who warned of “weak signals” of resumption of the epidemic of COVID – 19 and the relaxation of the barrier measures.
At the national level, the effective reproduction rate of the virus (or “effective R”, based on positive virological tests) has risen slightly above 1 since the first week of July, and is currently around 1, 20, according to the National Public Health Agency.
This means that each COVID patient – 19 infects an average of 1.2 other people, which is in line with a trend increased circulation of the virus.